St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-23
SURELY A FAILURE.
The Tory Coercion Policy
Proving Extremely Disas-
trous to Its Promoters.
Many Extremists Seriously
Advocate Martial Law in
Ireland.
Balfour Scorned by His Own
Party, and May Tender His
Resignation.
Chamberlain Will Sit With the
Chamberlain Will Sit With the
Fisheries Commission
Other News.
Bv Cable to the Globe.

By Cable to the Globe
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Until Mr.. BalfOur,
in conjunction with the new under see
retary, Sir Joseph Ridgeway, formally
reports upon the condition of Ireland
and gives definite idea of the situation,
recommending at the same time some
decisive measures which he can guaran-
tee that the Dublin executive will be
able TO accomplish, the ministry will
not consent to venture any new devel-
opments of the governments coercion
policy. Meanwhile the Balfour regime
remains in state of paralysis and the
leaguerS are jubilant over the chief see
retary'S apparent perpleXity. Mr.. Bal
four'S arrival in Dublin week ago was
hailed with joy by the Conservatives, as
promising that it would be Immediately
followed by swift and unhesitating sup
preston of the National league and
the national press, the extinction of
league meetings and the remorSeleSS
punishment of all offenders against any
clause of the crimes act, but since day
after day has elapsed without producing
the all-effective coup the Tories We're
their minds that either Mr.. Balfour is
unable to cope with the situation or CO.
erciOn is final and
ABSOLUTE FAILURE.
Perhaps they would 90 we'll to aceept
both theories as unqualifiedly tEife. but
it will require much larger experience
of the uSeleSSneSS in frying TO crush the
.Nationalists before the government will
openly confess its defeat. though there
isn't the slightest doubt that every
member of the ministry has confessed it
to himself. There are indications. how
ever, that a section of the mlniSteriallStS
are ready and anxious to resort to
more severe measures of repression than
are contemplated by anything that is
contained III the crimes act, and proba-
bly, nothing short of martial law
throughout all Ireland. except small
portion of NeSter, would satisfy these
extremists. Indeed, the proclamation
of martial law in Ireland is seriously all
vocated as absolutely necessary TO ell
able the Dublin executive to get the
upper hand of the league and its follow
erS, while another section of the Tory
party. having the courage of their cen-
victiOnS. are clamOring for Il clearing
ont of the Irish executive department
root and branch, and a thorough reform
of the Dublin castle system, which have
at last been discovered by hitherto puT-
blind Tories, to be utterly -demOraliZed
and corrupt and wholly incapable. and
demand will be made upon the cabinet
that they be swept entirely away. This
CONFLICT OF CRIES -.
within the Conservative party. of which
dismiss Balfour.'' Establish martial
law Abolish the castle system" etc..
are specimens, diScloses the existence of
e IL,
ment, which its worst enemies could
scarcely have imagined it could have
become involved in within so short a
time through the operation of its fatuous
crimes act, and while the ministers
patiently await some new inspiration
from Mr. Balfour, their position rapidly
goes from bad to worse. The Irish po-
lice organization is fast becoming
honeycombed with diSaffectiOn and the
Irish lOyalists, reSenting the ignomini-
Gus collapse of the government policy,
are turning towards home rule as in
tinitely preferable to the impotent pre-
tense of authority which is now
making the Dublin executive the object
of everybody's contempt. Mr.. Balfour
and his associate, Col. Ridgeway, must
certainly be conscious of the scorn with
which their own party regards their adj
miniStratiOn, and if Mr.. Balfour really
possesses that quality of INSCRIPTIONS
energy and determination which many
of his foes and friends alike attribute
10 him he will either speedily obtain
the assent of the ministry to
SOME MASTER STROKE
TO save his reputation, or resign his
Office. At this moment the ministerial
lists, who have already lost. or are fast
losing confidence in Mr.. Balfour's abil-
ity to carry out the governments policy
are expressing regret that Sir Michael
Hicks Beach is not chief secretary for
Ireland, and discussing the question
whether with his health restored and
his physicians assurance that he is
able to resume political life, Mr.. Beach
would not again undertake the
responsibilities and labors of the Irish
secretaryship. Col. Ridgeway. whose
single week in Office should hardly have
sutficed to throw doubt upon his ability,
is also talked about in a dubious fash
ion and various candidates for his Office
are mentioned as likely to accept the
place should it become vacant. Ii has
transpirnd that Col. Ridgeway still re-
mains a member of the Indian service.
with nominal furlOugh of eighteen
months. and it would surprise no one to
hear that he had had enough of Ireland
at the expiration Of his leave of absence.
Surely Ireland will have had enough of
him before that time. The leaders of
the league are now convinced that the
ORGANIZATIONS fight with the Irish exec
utive will neither be SO protracted nor
so prolific of suffering as it was at one
time expected and feared, the
CONFUSION AND IMBECILITY
attending the administration of coercion
having justified their hope of an early
cessau,o:::: of the governments efforts to
enforce it. The cabinet will not decide
until after exhaustive discussion in full
council, which will occur during the
early part of November, precisely what
the governments programme will be
for the next session of parliament. The
statement of Mr. Goschen that the next
session will be devoted to English Iegis-
lation. has been enormously interpre-
tated by a large section of the masses.
and by many politicians opposed to the
government. TO indicate that no Irish
legislation will be brought up. The fact
IS, however, that several Irish measures,
or measures at least affecting Ireland.
will be introduced. Lord Harrington.
MIR. Chamberlain and other disSideuts
are strongly in favor of the production
of an Irish land purchase bill by the
ministry, and LORD Salisbury is credited
with having in contemplation all extra
ordinary measure to cultivate the good
will of tine Irish people by the
purchase OF Irish railways, the granting
of state subsidies 10 several parts I'm the
south and west of Ireland being also
nrOiected The latter DruDoS ais GRO